Eight allies of Côte d’Ivoire’s former president, arrested after deadly post-election violence in the country, have been provisionally released.
An ICC investigation into Ivory Coast’s post-election conflict will focus on two to six people thought most responsible for atrocities.
Côte d’Ivoire’s toppled ruler Laurent Gbagbo — who has been under house arrest since April, still considers himself the legal president.
It was when armed men appeared in town that 13-year-old Israel Gbehe knew it was time to run.
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo says at least 3 000 people were killed in post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire.
The ANC Youth League has received strong support from African allies for its radical economic reform policies on day two of its elective congress.
Côte d’Ivoire has announced an inquiry into atrocities committed during the bloody post-election crisis.
The UN says it has found evidence of possible crimes against humanity by forces loyal to both Laurent Gbagbo and his successor, Alassane Ouattara.
Alassane Ouattara is due to be sworn in on Saturday as the president of long-troubled Côte d’Ivoire.
Alassane Ouattara on Friday sacked several top officials close to Laurent Gbagbo as he consolidates power after the nation’s political crisis.
Armed troops are occupying a major daily newspaper to prevent publication.
UN investigators in Côte d’Ivoire have determined there were at least 68 bodies in a mass grave discovered on a soccer field in Abidjan.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court plans to ask judges to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Côte d’Ivoire.
Ivorian authorities have launched a criminal probe against former president Laurent Gbagbo and his entourage, a government spokesperson has said.
The fate of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo will be an indicator of how calls for reconciliation play out in the West African nation.
Gunfire erupted in Abidjan on Wednesday as Côte d’Ivoire’s new government forces tried to dislodge militia loyal to deposed president Laurent Gbagbo.
A warlord who began the battle to wrest Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital from soldiers says a lack of military coordination cost too many lives.
Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara moved to bolster his authority in the deeply divided country on Monday.
Officially, French troops in Côte d’Ivoire are described by their government as “impartial forces”. This is somewhat disingenuous.
While a call goes out for all fighters to lay down their arms and the UN flies in aid, analysts warn that peace will be difficult to secure.
Talk of "Ouattara’s forces" having overthrown Gbagbo is misleading and hides a far more complex situation, writes <b>Richard Moncrieff</b>.
President Ouattara stamped his new authority on Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, as troops formerly loyal to his ousted rival pledged him their allegiance.
Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has promised to quickly restore security and prosperity to a nation broken by civil war.
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has been placed under house arrest, while the of sound weapons rocked Abidjan once more on Tuesday.
Gunshots and pillaging marred the first day of the Ouatarra era in Côte d’Ivoire’s main city, where residents cowered in fear after Gbagbo’s collapse.
Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara called for peace after his rival was arrested on Monday.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo appeared on state TV to call for an end to fighting after he was captured by French forces and his presidential rival’s troops.
Laurent Gbagbo has been captured alive by forces allied to Alassane Ouattara, and will be put on trial, according to the UN envoy to Côte d’Ivoire.
UN and French helicopters attacked forces loyal to incumbent Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo late into Sunday night.
Forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo stepped up a counter-attack on presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara on Saturday.
UN says killings it is investigating in the west of Côte d’Ivoire appear to have been at least partly ethnically motivated.
Laurent Gbagbo will not step down despite being besieged and trapped in a bunker under his Abidjan residence, one of his advisors said on Friday.